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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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